nTIDE July 2020 Jobs Report: July numbers raise red flag for Americans with disabilities

(Kessler Foundation) 'A decrease in the labor force participation rate for people with disabilities raises a red flag,' cautioned economist Andrew Houtenville, PhD, research director of the University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability. 'It suggests that workers are losing their jobs permanently after being on furlough, and have stopped looking for work and thus, exited the labor force,' 'With the potential impact of the recent surges in COVID-19 cases, we should be concerned about long-...